China’s Ningbo Jiangning Chemical to start up MA unit in late Mar

26 February 2013 06:11[Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s Ningbo Jiangning Chemical plans to start up its n-butane-based 80,000 tonne/year maleic anhydride (MA) unit in Zhejiang province in late March, company sources said on Tuesday.

The company is scheduled to ramp up the operating rate of the new MA unit to high levels in June, the sources added.

China’s total capacity of n-butane-based MA units will reach 200,000 tonnes/year from 120,000 tonnes/year currently after the start-up, according to the sources.